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Project Catalyst: What developers need to know (free PDF)

Project Catalyst—formerly code-named Project Marzipan—makes it easier for iOS developers who want to bring their apps to more than 100 million active Mac users with the latest version of macOS, Catalina. With Catalyst, development team can build one app that can span from iPhone to iPad to Mac, Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, said during the keynote. This opens up more possibilities for integrated app support across the Apple ecosystem.

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5G: What it means for IoT

5G promises the higher bandwidth and ultra-reliable, low-latency communication needed for the next generation of IoT devices to drive the digital transformation of business processes, transportation, smart IT, and public safety.